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A new anaerobic fungus (Oontomyces anksri gen. nov., sp. nov.) from the digestive tract of the Indian camel (Camelus dromedarius).
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Fungal biology [Fungal Biol] 2015 Aug; Vol. 119 (8), pp. 731-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 May 01. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Two cultures of anaerobic fungi were isolated from the forestomach of an Indian camel (Camelus dromedarius). Phylogenetic analysis using both the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large-subunit (LSU) regions of the rRNA locus demonstrated that these isolates were identical and formed a distinct clade within the anaerobic fungi (phylum Neocallimastigomycota). Morphological examination showed that these fungi formed monocentric thalli with filamentous rhizoids and uniflagellate zoospores, broadly similar to members of the genus Piromyces. However, distinctive morphological features were observed, notably the pinching of the cytoplasm in the sporangiophore and the formation of intercalary rhizoidal swellings. Since genetic analyses demonstrated this fungus was only distantly related to Piromyces spp. and closer to the polycentric Anaeromyces clade, we have assigned it to a new genus and species Oontomyces anksri gen. nov., sp. nov. Interrogation of the GenBank database identified several closely related ITS sequences, which were all environmental sequences obtained from camels, raising the possibility that this fungus may be specific to camelids.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 The British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Anaerobiosis
Animals
Cluster Analysis
DNA, Fungal chemistry
DNA, Fungal genetics
DNA, Ribosomal chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal genetics
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer genetics
Microscopy
Molecular Sequence Data
Neocallimastigales cytology
Neocallimastigales genetics
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Camelus microbiology
Gastrointestinal Tract microbiology
Neocallimastigales classification
Neocallimastigales isolation & purification
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-6146
- Volume :
- 119
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Fungal biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26228561
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2015.04.005